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The phrase 'moot point' refers (in American English) to an issue that is irrelevant to a subject being discussed or (in British English) to one that is debatable. Due to the relatively uncommon usage of the word moot, and because "moot" and "mute" are homophones in some pronunciations, this is sometimes erroneously rendered as "mute point". [10]
A moot point in British English has historically meant a point that is worth debating, but the meaning is shifting towards that in US English of a point that is irrelevant or academic. [ 7 ] A " steep learning curve " was used in psychology from the 1920s to describe the quick and easy acquisition of skill; it was adopted more widely in the ...
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
Moot may refer to: Mootness , in American law: a point where further proceedings have lost practical significance; whereas in British law: the issue remains debatable Moot court , an activity in many law schools where participants take part in simulated court proceedings
An idiom is a phrase or expression that largely or exclusively carries a figurative or non-literal meaning, rather than making any literal sense. Categorized as formulaic language , an idiomatic expression's meaning is different from the literal meanings of each word inside it. [ 1 ]
Moot does deserve a mention with a link to 4chn, however, in the same way that CJayC redirects to gamefaqs. CJayC has the exact same problem as moot- he's contributed enough to internet culture to deserve his own article, but there's just not enough information to justify more than a permastub. 24.181.243.83 ( talk ) 12:34, 17 March 2008 (UTC ...
A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:
An idiom dictionary may be a traditional book or expressed in another medium such as a database within software for machine translation.Examples of the genre include Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, which explains traditional allusions and proverbs, and Fowler's Modern English Usage, which was conceived as an idiom dictionary following the completion of the Concise Oxford English ...